THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	219
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to enterprise technology services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that periodic updates to the state information technology strategic plan are vital to keeping abreast with ever-evolving technology and to fully maximizing available modern resources to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency in state government. Requiring the plan to be regularly refreshed will also promote continuity of services regardless of changes in the State's executive administration.

The purpose of this Act is to require the chief information officer, in conjunction with the information technology steering committee, to review, refresh, and submit the state information technology strategic plan every four years.

SECTION 2. Section 27-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) There is established within the department of accounting and general services the office of enterprise technology services, which shall be headed by a full-time chief information officer to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information technology governance. The chief information officer shall be appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34. The chief information officer shall report directly to the governor and, in conjunction with the information technology steering committee, shall:

(1) Develop, implement, and manage statewide information technology governance;

(2) Develop, implement, and manage the state information technology strategic plans;

(3) Develop and implement statewide technology standards;

(4) Work with each executive branch department and agency to develop and maintain its respective multi-year information technology strategic and tactical plans and road maps that are part of the State's overall information technology strategic plans, road maps, and directions;

(5) Coordinate each executive branch department and agency's information technology budget request, forecast, and procurement purchase to ensure compliance with the department or agency's strategic plan and road map and with the office of enterprise technology services' information technology governance processes and enterprise architecture policies and standards, including policies and standards for systems, services, hardware, software, and security management;

(6) Report annually to the governor and the legislature on the status and implementation of the state information technology strategic plan;

(7) Review, refresh, and submit the state information technology strategic plan to the governor and legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2021 and every four years thereafter;

[(7)] (8) Perform other necessary or desirable functions to facilitate the intent of this section;

[(8)] (9) Employ persons exempt from chapters 76 and 89;

[(9)] (10) Provide centralized computer information management and processing services, coordination in the use of all information processing equipment, software, facilities, and services in the executive branch of the State, and consultation and support services in the use of information processing and management technologies to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of state government programs;

[(10)] (11) Establish, coordinate, and manage a program to provide a means for public access to public information and develop and operate an information network in conjunction with overall plans for establishing a communication backbone for state government; and

[(11)] (12) Adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this part."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Chief Information Officer; State Information Technology Strategic Plan; Refresh

Description:

Requires the chief information officer, in conjunction with the information technology steering committee, to review, refresh, and submit to the state information technology strategic plan every four years.

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